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From: brooks@lll-crg.ARPA (Eugene D. Brooks III)
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Subject: Re: Re: Registers on the VAX 11/780?
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Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 01:29:54 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 18 01:29:54 1985
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> >into  registers, but how many register variables can I declare in a function on
> >the VAX 11/780?  Usefully, that is.  Is the number different than the number of
> 
> However, to answer the question -- 5.  The rest of the registers are

Strange answer!  My version of Vax pcc allows 6, with each double precision
value taking up 2.